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Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter.

Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter. Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter.

The billionaire’s new book, a bid to be taken seriously as a climate campaigner, has attracted the usual worshipful coverage. When will the media realize that with Gates you have t...

Feb 16, 2021 / Tim Schwab

How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine

How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine

State Senator Chloe Maxmin, a progressive activist who unseated the GOP minority leader in November, talks about social-movement organizing.

Feb 16, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

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Excuses for Acquittal: The Sequel Excuses for Acquittal: The Sequel

The most exonerated president in history.

Feb 16, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East

Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East

Appointees from the hawkish think-tank world indicate the potential for renewed tensions with North Korea as well as a Cold War with China.

Feb 15, 2021 / Tim Shorrock

Impeachment Was Only the Beginning

Impeachment Was Only the Beginning Impeachment Was Only the Beginning

Trump’s two impeachments are just the start of a long struggle to turn the former president into a pariah.

Feb 15, 2021 / Jeet Heer for The Nation

‘We Shall Not Surrender’: Myanmar Rises Up Against the Junta

‘We Shall Not Surrender’: Myanmar Rises Up Against the Junta ‘We Shall Not Surrender’: Myanmar Rises Up Against the Junta

As the protests continue to spread, the public is united against the military dictatorship.

Feb 15, 2021 / Kyaw Hsan Hlaing and Emily Fishbein

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Feb 15, 2021 / OppArt / Steve Breen

The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography

The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography

A recent exhibition on the Kamoinge Workshop tells the story of a group of photographers who explored the artistic and political potential of the medium to its fullest.

Feb 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education

“Great schools with great teachers is the most important civil right of our generation,” she boldly declared. And she built a movement of believers in that vision.

Feb 15, 2021 / John Nichols

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Is America’s Soul Beyond Redemption? Is America’s Soul Beyond Redemption?

It’s been over 50 years since MLK called attention to the “giant triplets” of racism, militarism, and materialism in the US. In 2021, not much has changed.

Feb 15, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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